em dash

E e

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈem dæʃ/
- /əm dæʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈem dæʃ/

Definitions of em dash words

noun em dash punctuation mark: long dash 1
noun em dash a dash (—) one em long 0
noun em dash a dash the width of a capital M in a given type font, used to indicate breaks in thought, parenthetical remarks, dialog, etc. 0
noun em dash (typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis). 0

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Parts of speech for Em dash

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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em dash popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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